575 FZPN28 KNHC 171430 OFFPZ8 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. PMZ101-180230- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong gap winds will prevail across the Papagayo region through most of the week. Northerly winds across the Gulf of Panama will pulse to fresh through Wed night. A surface trough will extend across the Central American offshores with light to gentle winds north of it and gentle winds south of it. $$ PMZ111-180230- Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 13 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 12 seconds. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ113-180230- El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt Elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and NE 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ115-180230- North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. Period 13 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and W to NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 14 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ117-180230- East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 14 seconds. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ119-180230- Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 15 seconds. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 15 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 14 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. $$ PMZ121-180230- Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. $$ PMZ123-180230- Offshore Galapagos Islands- 630 AM PST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 0 seconds. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 0 seconds. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. Period 0 seconds. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. Period 0 seconds. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period 0 seconds. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 0 seconds. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period 0 seconds. $$ Forecaster AL